2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross will offer offline navigation with ‘what3words’ 

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Mitsubishi mid-August announced it’d be the first non-premium marque to include the novel geographic-coordinates program ‘what3words’ as standard tech in the 2022 Eclipse Cross’ GT trim. 

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Never heard of it? Neither had we, but it’s actually a pretty nifty program, both for sharing unmarked or repeat addresses in the city; or pinpointing off-road destinations like the entrance to a trail. 

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Acting essentially like Google or Apple Maps’ “drop pin” feature, what3words allows users to share, locate, or navigate to exact spots down to the 3-metre square, anywhere on Earth, each such square being identified by a random combination of three words. 

The refreshed 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross – the GT trim, more specifically – will run the what3words program in your choice of 17 languages on its internal TomTom navigation system, which is a first, but the real note here is that it will function offline, no data, app, or cellular connection needed. 

For a few examples of these squares that you can navigate to simply by entering their words into the what3words interface, try ///boom.manuals.trample , a.k.a. the Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada HQ in Brampton, Ontario; Justin Trudeau’s current residence at Rideau Cottage, ///mistress.decks.symphony ; or the tip of the Eiffel Tower, ///investor.savings.lance .  

Go ahead, find the random three-word poem for your home or favourite camping spot at the website here .